Object number
74/5
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Description
Jacket made of a red velveteen material. Made by J. H. Pakeman & Sons, High Street, Swindon. Assumed to be a hunting jacket.
This is a jacket made of a red velveteen material, it is single breasted, waisted with pleats and flap at the back. Inaccordance with the jacket's label it was produced by J. H. Pakeman & Sons, High Street, Swindon. It is assumed to be a hunting jacket, subsequently used by William Simmonds in village plays in the 1920s and 1930s.
Physical description
1 jacket: velveteen, wood, brass, woollen material
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Jacket, fustian // Inscription: Label: J. H. Pakeman & Sons, High Street, Swindon. // Place made: Swindon Wilts, Date: 1900, Manufacturer: J. H. Pakeman & Sons, High Street Swindon // Mrs E. Simmonds, Oakridge, Glos // Jacket of red velveteen material, single breasted, waisted with pleats and flap at the back. Eight front fastening button holes, five buttons remaining; four being wooden and one being brass. There are also two small brass buttons on each cuff and two at the back waist. The brass buttons are monogrammed and are assumed to be the original buttons, the simple wooden buttons down the front (which are attached with knots of string) being replacements. The jacket is similar in cut to the fustian jacket (73/4) and is also lined with woollen material across the back section. There are no outside pockets but two inside deep pockets inside the lower front; these were fastened with two buttons on each side which are now missing. There is a left inside breast pocket. The coat has been cut off around the bottom- how much is not known. Further history: Use- assumed to be a hunting jacket, subsequently used by William Simmonds in village plays in the 1920’s, 1930’s.’
Production place
Swindon
Production date
1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
Production period
Early-twentieth century
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